In article >,
Boron Elgar > wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:44:45 -0800, Ron > wrote:
>
> >On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:15:26 -0500, "Virginia Tadrzynski"
> > wrote:

> >>type 2 diabetes

> >I manage my diet by reducing the sugar and carbs and increasing fruits
> >and vegetables. Combine that with exercising at the gym 3 to 5 days a
> >week (30 minutes cardio and 30 minutes strength training) and my blood
> >sugar is normal. I could pass a blood glucose tolerance test easily.
>
> Don't bet on that. Just because you control with diet and exercise,
> does not mean you aren't a diabetic. A GTT provides full frontal
> attack on your insulin production and resistance. No whole grains
> involved.

I have to agree with Boron here. You may have nothing to fear from a
fasting or two hour postprandial (after a meal) blood sugar test, since
you are under control, but the GTT is a deliberate test to see how your
body does when you are subjected to an out of control situation. That's
one of the reasons it isn't used as much any more, because it doesn't
tell your health professional how you are doing, day to day, but only
how your body handles sugar stress. I took the GTT three times, all
over 40 years ago (and I understand that it has changed since then), and
I renamed it to the Glucose Torture Test. The lab tech refused to
finish the test the last two times. It was obvious from just looking at
me that I had failed, and continuing for the full five hours just would
have made me sicker.

> Nothing cures T2 diabetes...you can control it, but you cannot cure
> it. - at least not with any methods we have now.

That's what the professionals tell me. You can control it, even for the
rest of your life, but it's always there, waiting. Plus, it generally
gets worse as you age. Once you're a type two diabetic, you're *always*
a type two diabetic.

> >Don't forget the exercising... it's as important as the dieting.

I've always been told that diet is #1 and exercise is #2, but they are
both very important. You can literally watch your blood sugar go down
with exercise. And when I change my exercise lifestyle, I have to
change my insulin dosage.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA